When dinner is burned, it’s burned.
With the pans in the sink and the water flowing to douse the flames, the Jets made a complete mess of Friday evening in just 10 minutes and four seconds.
That’s how long the Carolina Hurricanes needed to make an official flambé of the Jets’ plans for the game, establishing a 4-0 lead at the MTS Centre.
It was enough to nurse home a 5-3 victory over the struggling Jets.
The larger picture was that it was just another mess to add to the disappointing stretch at home. In the nine of 10 at home since Jan.